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We all make art! It is part of culture. It is deeply rooted in human nature as a way of communicating with others. We all need to tell our stories because it is stories that link us all. We are all one, one creative mind! Though, all unique and equipped with unique ways of expressing ourselves. We live in constant search of that unique liberating voice.

At Walk the Arts we aim to facilitate our art makers to explore new territories. Our painting classes and art history trips on three continents are meant to be rounded art experiences among small groups of like-minded adults. We offer an environment that fosters creativity.

As we always say, art as religion is just a matter of faith. This blog is about living fully the experience of art, about finding our single artistic path, about the joy of art making. We believe that making art accessible to all will lead to a betterment of our society.

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Ah Surrealism!

Works by Gregg Simpson, a very important proponent of Canadian Surrealism. Picnic in Hell and Persian Gulf (installation at the Regional Museum in Beja Portugal) by Gregg Simpson

Bataille d’intello!

The rest of this post is in French because I was “attacked” in this language by an artist member of Liaison surréaliste, a Montreal-based surrealist group. That “battle” was all in relation to an encyclopedia entry on “surrealism in Canada” by a university committee to which I belong. I politely said to everyone in the group that it would be useful to involve a museum in this project and I also suggest they read the conclusion of my Ph.D. thesis on English Canadian Surrealism available on the Net. The artist in question was so upset by what I have written that he became extremely aggressive as if it has taken everything personally. Since I enjoy a good intellectual fight in my field of expertise, I replied. What follows is our exchange. If I have decided to expose this feud, it is because it reflects so much the good old healthy intellectual polemics of French Parisian Left Bank Discussion (which is fun) and… you might also learn a bit more on this important movement that was Surrealism. By the way, my thesis received in France the highest honours; you may also read our very first post of our blog by Nancy Brandsma.